Hucklebug, Episode 140: RIP Keith Olbermann’s Mom and Dave Arneson, shout-outs, movies (Stennie: none!, Bet: Man on Wire, Marley & Me, Slumdog Millionaire), lowlights & highlights, fuck-offs & you-rules, Bet & Stennie’s respective talk shows and guests for the Meaning of Life discussion.
Music: “The Hucklebuck,” performed by (respectively): Volksdans, The Riptones, Bill Black’s Combo, Jackie Lee, Frank Sinatra.
I’m commenting before I’ve listened to the whole show this week – only because I don’t want to run out of time or forget. The Bonus CD IS a great idea, Heidi. In fact, my mailing won’t go out until tomorrow because of it. My “new favorite song” keeps generating a playlist of songs that are from other people’s past CD mixes. I want a good mix of fresh songs, so I’m going to give it one more chance.
You can, by the way, limit your Genius mix to 20. There is a dropdown at the top that is set at 25 as a default, but you can limit it to 20. I did.
Happy Monday,
*yawn*
Listening to your comments on the Betty Brown story, you starting singing a song. At first I thought I had put it on a CD mix, but it looks like I didn’t. There is a song called “Secret Asian Man” by Da Vinci’s Notebook—sung to the tune of Secret Agent Man. Check it out on iTunes.
The word that gets on my wick is “of-ten”, with the “t” clearly pronounced. I used to have a roommate who said that and I always looked at her like she had two heads. We’d grown up about a mile apart, so it wasn’t a regionalism. And, while not getting into anyone’s sexual practices because that’s between two consenting adults, I have to wonder who puts actual teabags in their mouths? I’d never heard of either practice. See, the Hucklebug is educational.
The HB was expecially good this week.
It might be interesting if you didn’t limit yourself to real celebrities. I’d love to hear these fictional characters explain the meaning of life:
1. The Emperor from Star Wars.
2. Conan the Barbarian who already told us the meaning of life is “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women”. Can’t argue with that.
3. Smiling Bob from the male enhancement commercials.
4. Dilbert’s pointy hair boss.
5. Dr. Smith from Lost in Space.
Words I hate hearing mangled include Physical Year, Sirrup for Syrup and Axe for ask (as in I dunno, go axe john).
What drives me nuts is when a mispronunciation becomes common usage. Like we all made fun of “W” for saying “agreeance.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that word used recently by people who weren’t making fun of Bush. Eww!
I’ve watched six movies this week. Can you tell I’m not used to living alone? Maybe I should get to work on the showtunes lyrics quiz…?
Axe is bad for ask. I also hate “Assed” for asked. “I assed him but he said no…”
Stennie, I love it when you rant. Don’t stop!
I hate “borrowed” for loan—“I borrowed him the money.”
those ones for those
you and I for you and me—“He bought sushi for you and I.”
seen instead of saw
I just had to comment again because I’m so glad to see that the Sham-Wow guy has a new ad out. It’s for the Slap-Chop, and I really hope this one takes off so he can finally raise enough money to get that eyebrow surgery. Cause (you know)…he can’t do this all day.
Also noticed, thank the lord, that ER is in re-run. Don’t worry gals. You won’t have to go completely without.
“Big Fish” clarification: I’m all about storytelling, but I’ll never tell you a story I write is real, when it’s not. That’s my issue with that film—if it’s not true, tell me. If it’s “kinda” true, tell me it’s kinda true. Just sayin’!
Re: that Texas judge, many Chinese people actually do adopt western style first names to be more “cross-over ready” or whatever. Like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan.
Re: ใกใใใ (chigauyo) You nailed it, Sten! Well-pronounced!
And it’s hiragana, not kanji—kanji is waaaay beyond my knowledge base ๐ You can spot kanji because it is MUCH more complicated looking than hiragana.
I agree with Bet on Slumdog. Felt it was pretty unimpressive compared to the hype. Not bad, but not Oscar-winning, either.
Those Tea-Baggers? I think they’re drinking Crystal Pepsi, Sten.
While it doesn’t make me mad, I don’t like it when people pronounce “experiment” like this: “exspearmint”. I tend to smile, though, when people refer to human beings as “human beans”. And one last thing on this topic—over at 12seconds.tv this week the 12second Challenge was to name your favorite Beatle. People thought they were funny by naming their favorite beetle. Spelling people, SPELLING. ;P
I would love to bring Douglas Adams back from the dead to talk to him about the meaning of life (and none of that “42” shit, either!!)
Oh and Jay and I shot this promo for you guys over at 12seconds.tv Check it out: http://tiny12.tv/9NA5K
But what would your talk shows be called? And if you had sitcoms based on your lives, what would those shows be called? (I have an idea for each of yours.)
Going with Duke’s idea, my panel for discussing the meaning of life would be:
1. HAL 9000
2. Edmund Dantes, the Count of Monte Cristo
3. Atticus Finch
4. Kilgore Trout, Kurt Vonnegut’s alter-ego
5. Pai Mei (from Kill Bill 2)
I gotta ask: did you use the Bill Black’s Combo version of the Hucklebuck just as a random choice, or because he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame a couple of weeks ago?
Bet: Dead on for MAN ON WIRE & SLUMDOG. Of course, I did like the final Bollywood song/dance routine at the end of the latter. Couldn’t help wondering if it would have been as better as SLUMDOG MATCH GAME: “Dumb Deepika was so dumb…. (How dumb was she?)”
People I’d like to hear discuss the Meaning of Life:
– Marlee Matlin
– Marcel Marceau
– Teller
– Harpo Marx
– The Swedish Chef as moderator
Preferably this discussion would take place via podcast.
I thought SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE was a wonderful movie but I couldn’t understand why it was being sold as a feel good film since it was depressing for most of its running time. I don’t think I saw anything more frightening than (being vague as not to spoil it) the scene with the liquid. It bothered me for the rest of the film. I also saw it before all the hype so that helped. There’s nothing worse than seeing an over hyped film because you spend the time wondering, “What is so great about this film????”
As much as I would love to be the “guest in the studio” I don’t know when I’ll get to Heide’s Hidaway tonight. I’ll call you. I love the standby today. I got here 4 hours earlier than scheduled, hopefully will make it to Kaiser to see mom before she doesn’t know who I am.
LOVED giving you the topic of the week! What an honor!!
And BTW, I didn’t invite Barak to my seder, why should he invite me to his? Although I know we had more people (47) and I bet mine was more fun….
Next year in Jerusalem!!